Overview
- The white sedan that left the road outside Bakers Choice on Wednesday afternoon hit diners seated on the footpath on Watsonia Road in Melbourne’s north-east.
- Ambulance Victoria said a woman in her 50s was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a serious but stable condition, and a woman in her 80s went to Austin Hospital with minor injuries in a stable condition.
- Victoria Police said the collision was accidental.
- Security footage showed two women thrown to the ground and one trapped under the car, as diners and workers rushed to help before emergency crews arrived.
- Local workers, including barber Tony Rabie and bakery staffer Raymond Duong, said the driver and victims are regulars and reported that the driver appeared in shock and is not expected to face charges.